V2. G033. Refresh to newer software versions

G000 - Table Of Contents.md

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 - [Be watchful of your system's resources usage](G032%20-%20Deploying%20services%2001%20~%20Considerations.md#be-watchful-of-your-systems-resources-usage)
 - [Do not fill your cluster up to the brim](G032%20-%20Deploying%20services%2001%20~%20Considerations.md#do-not-fill-your-cluster-up-to-the-brim)
 
-### [**G033** - Deploying services 02 ~ **Nextcloud - Part 1** - Outlining setup, arranging storage and choosing service IPs](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%201%20-%20Outlining%20setup%2C%20arranging%20storage%20and%20choosing%20service%20IPs.md#g033-deploying-services-02-nextcloud-part-1-outlining-setup-arranging-storage-and-choosing-service-ips)
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-- [Outlining Nextcloud's setup](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%201%20-%20Outlining%20setup%2C%20arranging%20storage%20and%20choosing%20service%20IPs.md#outlining-nextclouds-setup)
-- [Setting up new storage drives in the K3s agent](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%201%20-%20Outlining%20setup%2C%20arranging%20storage%20and%20choosing%20service%20IPs.md#setting-up-new-storage-drives-in-the-k3s-agent)
-- [Choosing static cluster IPs for Nextcloud related services](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%201%20-%20Outlining%20setup%2C%20arranging%20storage%20and%20choosing%20service%20IPs.md#choosing-static-cluster-ips-for-nextcloud-related-services)
-- [Relevant system paths](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%201%20-%20Outlining%20setup%2C%20arranging%20storage%20and%20choosing%20service%20IPs.md#relevant-system-paths)
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-### [**G033** - Deploying services 02 ~ **Nextcloud - Part 2** - Redis cache server](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%202%20-%20Redis%20cache%20server.md#g033-deploying-services-02-nextcloud-part-2-redis-cache-server)
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-- [Kustomize project folders for Nextcloud and Redis](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%202%20-%20Redis%20cache%20server.md#kustomize-project-folders-for-nextcloud-and-redis)
-- [Redis configuration file](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%202%20-%20Redis%20cache%20server.md#redis-configuration-file)
-- [Redis password](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%202%20-%20Redis%20cache%20server.md#redis-password)
-- [Redis Deployment resource](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%202%20-%20Redis%20cache%20server.md#redis-deployment-resource)
-- [Redis Service resource](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%202%20-%20Redis%20cache%20server.md#redis-service-resource)
-- [Redis Kustomize project](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%202%20-%20Redis%20cache%20server.md#redis-kustomize-project)
-- [Don't deploy this Redis project on its own](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%202%20-%20Redis%20cache%20server.md#dont-deploy-this-redis-project-on-its-own)
-- [Relevant system paths](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%202%20-%20Redis%20cache%20server.md#relevant-system-paths)
-- [References](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%202%20-%20Redis%20cache%20server.md#references)
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-### [**G033** - Deploying services 02 ~ **Nextcloud - Part 3** - MariaDB database server](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%203%20-%20MariaDB%20database%20server.md#g033-deploying-services-02-nextcloud-part-3-mariadb-database-server)
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-- [MariaDB Kustomize project's folders](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%203%20-%20MariaDB%20database%20server.md#mariadb-kustomize-projects-folders)
-- [MariaDB configuration files](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%203%20-%20MariaDB%20database%20server.md#mariadb-configuration-files)
-- [MariaDB passwords](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%203%20-%20MariaDB%20database%20server.md#mariadb-passwords)
-- [MariaDB storage](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%203%20-%20MariaDB%20database%20server.md#mariadb-storage)
-- [MariaDB StatefulSet resource](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%203%20-%20MariaDB%20database%20server.md#mariadb-statefulset-resource)
-- [MariaDB Service resource](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%203%20-%20MariaDB%20database%20server.md#mariadb-service-resource)
-- [MariaDB Kustomize project](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%203%20-%20MariaDB%20database%20server.md#mariadb-kustomize-project)
-- [Don't deploy this MariaDB project on its own](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%203%20-%20MariaDB%20database%20server.md#dont-deploy-this-mariadb-project-on-its-own)
-- [Relevant system paths](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%203%20-%20MariaDB%20database%20server.md#relevant-system-paths)
-- [References](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%203%20-%20MariaDB%20database%20server.md#references)
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-### [**G033** - Deploying services 02 ~ **Nextcloud - Part 4** - Nextcloud server](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#g033-deploying-services-02-nextcloud-part-4-nextcloud-server)
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-- [Considerations about the Nextcloud server](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#considerations-about-the-nextcloud-server)
-- [Nextcloud server Kustomize project's folders](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#nextcloud-server-kustomize-projects-folders)
-- [Nextcloud server configuration files](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#nextcloud-server-configuration-files)
-- [Nextcloud server password](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#nextcloud-server-password)
-- [Nextcloud server storage](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#nextcloud-server-storage)
-- [Nextcloud server Stateful resource](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#nextcloud-server-stateful-resource)
-- [Nextcloud server Service resource](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#nextcloud-server-service-resource)
-- [Nextcloud server Kustomize project](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#nextcloud-server-kustomize-project)
-- [Don't deploy this Nextcloud server project on its own](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#dont-deploy-this-nextcloud-server-project-on-its-own)
-- [Background jobs on Nextcloud](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#background-jobs-on-nextcloud)
-- [Relevant system paths](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#relevant-system-paths)
-- [References](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%204%20-%20Nextcloud%20server.md#references)
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-### [**G033** - Deploying services 02 ~ **Nextcloud - Part 5** - Complete Nextcloud platform](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%205%20-%20Complete%20Nextcloud%20platform.md#g033-deploying-services-02-nextcloud-part-5-complete-nextcloud-platform)
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-- [Preparing pending Nextcloud platform elements](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%205%20-%20Complete%20Nextcloud%20platform.md#preparing-pending-nextcloud-platform-elements)
-- [Kustomize project for Nextcloud platform](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%205%20-%20Complete%20Nextcloud%20platform.md#kustomize-project-for-nextcloud-platform)
-- [Logging and checking the background jobs configuration on your Nextcloud platform](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%205%20-%20Complete%20Nextcloud%20platform.md#logging-and-checking-the-background-jobs-configuration-on-your-nextcloud-platform)
-- [Security considerations in Nextcloud](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%205%20-%20Complete%20Nextcloud%20platform.md#security-considerations-in-nextcloud)
-- [Nextcloud platform's Kustomize project attached to this guide series](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%205%20-%20Complete%20Nextcloud%20platform.md#nextcloud-platforms-kustomize-project-attached-to-this-guide-series)
-- [Relevant system paths](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%205%20-%20Complete%20Nextcloud%20platform.md#relevant-system-paths)
-- [References](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Nextcloud%20-%20Part%205%20-%20Complete%20Nextcloud%20platform.md#references)
+### [**G033** - Deploying services 02 ~ **Ghost - Part 1** - Outlining setup, arranging storage and choosing service IPs](G033%20-%20Deploying%20services%2002%20~%20Ghost%20-%20Part%201%20-%20Outlining%20setup,%20arranging%20storage%20and%20choosing%20service%20IPs.md)
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 ### [**G034** - Deploying services 03 ~ **Gitea - Part 1** - Outlining setup and arranging storage](G034%20-%20Deploying%20services%2003%20~%20Gitea%20-%20Part%201%20-%20Outlining%20setup%20and%20arranging%20storage.md#g034-deploying-services-03-gitea-part-1-outlining-setup-and-arranging-storage)
 
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 - [Relevant system paths](G910%20-%20Appendix%2010%20~%20Setting%20up%20virtual%20network%20with%20Open%20vSwitch.md#relevant-system-paths)
 - [References](G910%20-%20Appendix%2010%20~%20Setting%20up%20virtual%20network%20with%20Open%20vSwitch.md#references)
 
-### [**G911** - Appendix 11 ~ Alternative Nextcloud web server setups](G911%20-%20Appendix%2011%20~%20Alternative%20Nextcloud%20web%20server%20setups.md)
-
-- [Ideas for the Apache setup](G911%20-%20Appendix%2011%20~%20Alternative%20Nextcloud%20web%20server%20setups.md#ideas-for-the-apache-setup)
-- [Nginx setup](G911%20-%20Appendix%2011%20~%20Alternative%20Nextcloud%20web%20server%20setups.md#nginx-setup)
-- [Relevant system paths](G911%20-%20Appendix%2011%20~%20Alternative%20Nextcloud%20web%20server%20setups.md#relevant-system-paths)
-- [References](G911%20-%20Appendix%2011%20~%20Alternative%20Nextcloud%20web%20server%20setups.md#references)
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-### [**G912** - Appendix 12 ~ Checking the K8s API endpoints' status](G912%20-%20Appendix%2012%20~%20Checking%20the%20K8s%20API%20endpoints%20status.md)
+### [**G911** - Appendix 11 ~ Checking the K8s API endpoints' status](G912%20-%20Appendix%2012%20~%20Checking%20the%20K8s%20API%20endpoints%20status.md)
 
 - [References](G912%20-%20Appendix%2012%20~%20Checking%20the%20K8s%20API%20endpoints%20status.md#references)
 
-### [**G913** - Appendix 13 ~ Post-update manual maintenance tasks for Nextcloud](G913%20-%20Appendix%2013%20~%20Post-update%20manual%20maintenance%20tasks%20for%20Nextcloud.md)
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-- [Concerns](G913%20-%20Appendix%2013%20~%20Post-update%20manual%20maintenance%20tasks%20for%20Nextcloud.md#concerns)
-- [Procedure](G913%20-%20Appendix%2013%20~%20Post-update%20manual%20maintenance%20tasks%20for%20Nextcloud.md#procedure)
-- [References](G913%20-%20Appendix%2013%20~%20Post-update%20manual%20maintenance%20tasks%20for%20Nextcloud.md#references)
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-### [**G914** - Appendix 14 ~ Updating MariaDB to a newer major version](G914%20-%20Appendix%2014%20~%20Updating%20MariaDB%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md)
+### [**G912** - Appendix 12 ~ Updating MariaDB to a newer major version](G912%20-%20Appendix%2012%20~%20Updating%20MariaDB%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md)
 
-- [Concerns](G914%20-%20Appendix%2014%20~%20Updating%20MariaDB%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#concerns)
-- [Enabling the update procedure](G914%20-%20Appendix%2014%20~%20Updating%20MariaDB%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#enabling-the-update-procedure)
-- [References](G914%20-%20Appendix%2014%20~%20Updating%20MariaDB%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#references)
+- [Concerns](G912%20-%20Appendix%2012%20~%20Updating%20MariaDB%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#concerns)
+- [Enabling the update procedure](G912%20-%20Appendix%2012%20~%20Updating%20MariaDB%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#enabling-the-update-procedure)
+- [References](G912%20-%20Appendix%2012%20~%20Updating%20MariaDB%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#references)
 
-### [**G915** - Appendix 15 ~ Updating PostgreSQL to a newer major version](G915%20-%20Appendix%2015%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md)
+### [**G913** - Appendix 13 ~ Updating PostgreSQL to a newer major version](G913%20-%20Appendix%2013%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md)
 
-- [Concerns](G915%20-%20Appendix%2015%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#concerns)
-- [Upgrade procedure (for Gitea's PostgreSQL instance)](G915%20-%20Appendix%2015%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#upgrade-procedure-for-gitea-s-postgresql-instance)
-- [Kustomize project only for updating PostgreSQL included in this guide series](G915%20-%20Appendix%2015%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#kustomize-project-only-for-updating-postgresql-included-in-this-guide-series)
-- [Relevant system paths](G915%20-%20Appendix%2015%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#relevant-system-paths)
-- [References](G915%20-%20Appendix%2015%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#references)
+- [Concerns](G913%20-%20Appendix%2013%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#concerns)
+- [Upgrade procedure (for Gitea's PostgreSQL instance)](G913%20-%20Appendix%2013%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#upgrade-procedure-for-gitea-s-postgresql-instance)
+- [Kustomize project only for updating PostgreSQL included in this guide series](G913%20-%20Appendix%2013%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#kustomize-project-only-for-updating-postgresql-included-in-this-guide-series)
+- [Relevant system paths](G913%20-%20Appendix%2013%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#relevant-system-paths)
+- [References](G913%20-%20Appendix%2013%20~%20Updating%20PostgreSQL%20to%20a%20newer%20major%20version.md#references)
 
 ## Navigation
 

G001 - Hardware setup.md

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 ## You just need a capable enough computer
 
-In the [README](README.md) I talk about a small or low-end consumer-grade computer, meaning that you don't need the latest and fastest machine available in the market. Any relatively modern small tower or mini PC, or even a normal laptop, could be adequate. Still, your computer must meet certain minimum requirements, or it won't be able to run the Kubernetes cluster the way it's explained in this guide.
+In this project's [README](README.md) I talk about a small or low-end consumer-grade computer, meaning that you don't need the latest and fastest machine available in the market. Any relatively modern small tower or mini PC, or even a normal laptop, could be adequate. Still, your computer must meet certain minimum requirements, or it won't be able to run the Kubernetes cluster the way it's explained in this guide.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > **Virtualizing the Proxmox VE setup is problematic**\
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ In the [README](README.md) I talk about a small or low-end consumer-grade comput
 
 ## The reference hardware setup
 
-The hardware used in this guide is an upgraded [Packard Bell iMedia S2883 desktop computer](https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-7098831) from around 2014. This quite old and rather limited computer has the following specifications (after the upgrade):
+The hardware used in this guide is an upgraded [Packard Bell iMedia S2883 desktop computer](https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-7098831) from around 2014. This quite old and limited computer has the following specifications (after the upgrade):
 
 - The BIOS firmware is UEFI (Secure Boot) but also provides a CSM mode.
 

G018 - K3s cluster setup 01 ~ Requirements and arrangement.md

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 - [Gearing up for your K3s cluster](#gearing-up-for-your-k3s-cluster)
 - [Requirements for the K3s cluster and the services to deploy in it](#requirements-for-the-k3s-cluster-and-the-services-to-deploy-in-it)
   - [Rancher K3s Kubernetes cluster](#rancher-k3s-kubernetes-cluster)
-  - [Nextcloud](#nextcloud)
+  - [Ghost](#ghost)
   - [Gitea](#gitea)
   - [Kubernetes cluster monitoring stack](#kubernetes-cluster-monitoring-stack)
     - [Prometheus](#prometheus)
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 - [References](#references)
   - [About Kubernetes](#about-kubernetes)
   - [About Rancher K3s](#about-rancher-k3s)
-  - [About Nextcloud](#about-nextcloud)
+  - [About Ghost](#about-ghost)
   - [About Gitea](#about-gitea)
   - [About Prometheus](#about-prometheus)
   - [About Grafana](#about-grafana)
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 | Server | 2 cores |  2 GB  |
 | Agent  | 1 core  | 512 MB |
 
-### Nextcloud
+### Ghost
 
-[Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/) is a software mainly for file syncing and sharing, so it's main requirement will always be storage room for saving data. Still, it has some [recommended system requirements](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.html) to work properly.
+The [Ghost](https://ghost.org/) publishing platform [has a different set of prerequisites specified in its official documentation depending on how it is installed](https://docs.ghost.org/install). Next are listed the particular minimum requirements (extracted from the mentioned prerequisites) that are relevant to this guide:
 
-- Database: MySQL 8.4 or MariaDB 10.11.
-- Web server: Apache 2.4 with mod_php or php-fpm.
-- PHP Runtime: 8.3
-- RAM: 512 MiB per process.
+- RAM: 1GB.
+- CPU: 1 core.
+- OS: Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04.
+- Database: MySQL 8.
 
 ### Gitea
 
-[Gitea](https://gitea.io/) is a lightweight self-hosted git service, so its main requirement will be storage space.
+[Gitea](https://gitea.io/) is a lightweight self-hosted git service that requires the following:
 
 - Database: PostgreSQL (>= 12), MySQL (>= 8.0), MariaDB (>= 10.4), SQLite (builtin), and MSSQL (>= 2012 SP4).
 - Git version >= 2.0.
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 Now that you have a rough idea about what each software requires, it's time to stablish a proper arrangement for them. So, in my virtual hardware of four-single-threaded cores CPU and 8 GiB of RAM, I'll go with three VMs with the hardware configuration listed next:
 
-- **One VM with 2 vCPU and 2 GiB of RAM**\
+- **One VM with 2 vCPU and 1.50 GiB of RAM**\
   This will become the K3s **server** (_master_) node of the Kubernetes cluster.
 
 - **Two VMs with 3 vCPU and 2 GiB of RAM**\
@@ -93,9 +93,11 @@ If your hardware setup has more RAM and cores than the one used in this guide, y
 
 - [Docs. Installation. Requirements](https://docs.k3s.io/installation/requirements#hardware)
 
-### About [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/)
+### About [Ghost](https://ghost.org/)
 
-- [Nextcloud system requirements](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.html)
+- [Getting Started. How To Install Ghost](https://docs.ghost.org/install)
+  - [Documentation. How To Install Ghost On Ubuntu](https://docs.ghost.org/install/ubuntu)
+  - [How To Install Ghost With Docker (preview)](https://docs.ghost.org/install/docker)
 
 ### About [Gitea](https://gitea.io/)